Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Cameroon

Cameroon: Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia was 2,684 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,684
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
40th
of 193 countries
All-time high
2,684
in 2023
All-time low
1,541
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Cameroon, 2000–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k2000201120232000: 1.5k2001: 1.6k2002: 1.6k2003: 1.6k2004: 1.6k2005: 1.6k2006: 1.7k2007: 1.7k2008: 1.7k2009: 1.7k2010: 1.7k2011: 1.8k2012: 1.8k2013: 1.9k2014: 1.9k2015: 2.0k2016: 2.1k2017: 2.1k2018: 2.2k2019: 2.3k2020: 2.4k2021: 2.5k2022: 2.6k2023: 2.7k

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.

Analysis

In 2023, number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Cameroon stood at 2,684. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 44.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Cameroon peaked at 2,684 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,541, in 2000.

Cameroon ranks 40th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia (thousands) in Cameroon, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 1,541
2001 1,560 +1.3%
2002 1,583 +1.4%
2003 1,606 +1.5%
2004 1,628 +1.4%
2005 1,649 +1.3%
2006 1,667 +1.1%
2007 1,686 +1.1%
2008 1,705 +1.1%
2009 1,724 +1.1%
2010 1,748 +1.4%
2011 1,777 +1.7%
2012 1,814 +2.1%
2013 1,860 +2.5%
2014 1,921 +3.3%
2015 1,993 +3.7%
2016 2,063 +3.5%
2017 2,133 +3.4%
2018 2,207 +3.5%
2019 2,288 +3.7%
2020 2,375 +3.8%
2021 2,469 +4.0%
2022 2,571 +4.1%
2023 2,684 +4.4%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

  • Cameroon's 2,684 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,081, 2.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Cameroon's 2,684 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,302, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,635 1,541 1,724 10
2010s 1,980 1,748 2,288 10
2020s 2,525 2,375 2,684 4

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 37 Madagascar 2,846 compare
  2. 38 Nepal 2,836 compare
  3. 39 Morocco 2,824 compare
  4. 41 Argentina 2,682 compare
  5. 42 Uzbekistan 2,670 compare
  6. 43 Niger 2,610 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Cameroon?
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia in Cameroon was 2,684 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
What is the highest number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 2,684 in 2023.
What is the lowest number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 1,541 in 2000.
How does Cameroon rank for number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia?
Cameroon ranks 40th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia (thousands)
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
214 places, 5,136 data points, 2000–2023
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